Event: Accessing the City: Rethinking Toilet Architecture

This is a public open event marking the conclusion of ‘Servicing Utopia’, a four-month research collaboration between the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam Univeristy and University of Leeds with planners, architects and designers exploring and rethinking accessible toilet architecture. ‘Servicing Utopia’ interrogates what utopia in the 21st century might mean, in the context of architecture and design, for different people and communities. The project starts from the position that adequate toilet provision enables all people to access and participate fully in public and civic life.

The event will open with a panel of speakers, including Sheffield Civic Trust members, planners and architects, on the topic ‘Design Opportunities and Challenges When Thinking About Access’. This will be followed by a launch of the digital Toilet Toolkit, a key output of the project which has been developed in collaboration with Live Works at the University of Sheffield. There will be opportunities for audience members to trial the tookit and provide feedback and critical input. Wine reception and refreshments to follow.

The final Toolkit will be launched 24th – 26th June 2016 at the Utopia Fair, Somerset House, London.

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I am a senior lecturer in Education and Disability Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. My research is around youth, disability, gender and sexuality. My latest project begins with toilets to think about gender and disability, and question often simplistic notions of 'access'.
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